Welcome to this year’s reflection on Purim. Purim begins Monday night, 6th March, 2023 until nightfall Tuesday, 7th March 2023. In Jerusalem, Shushan Purim is celebrated on 8th March (Shabbat permitting). In the Jewish Bible, we read of the story of Queen Esther in the [...]

The story of Channukah -- the Jewish people's triumph over their persecutors and restoration of the Temple of God -- inspires hope in us and points to the everlasting light of Jesus Christ, the Messiah and Saviour of the world. A Time of Rededication The [...]

Yom Kippur is a time for fasting and repentance. The High Priest's sacrificial offering of the scapegoat as an atonement for sin prefigures the salvific sacrifice of Christ on the cross, Who took on the deathly punishment due to our sins, setting us free for [...]

As we prepare to celebrate Pentecost, let us cast our minds back to the original Jewish harvest festival which marks this holy day. Rabbinical tradition is that Shavuot commemorates the giving of the Ten Commandments as the Israelites prepared to enter the Promised Land. Welcome [...]

As Christians celebrate our freedom from slavery to sin by the ultimate sacrifice of Christ, the Lamb of God, we can share in the joy of our Jewish brethren celebrating how Israel was freed from slavery in Egypt, with the sacrifice of the Passover lamb. [...]

As the feast of Purim reminds us of the story of Queen Esther being instrumental in the salvation of her people, we pray for the Esthers of our generation to be effective channels of God's grace in uplifting our nation. The festival of Purim commemorates [...]

Channukah is a Jewish festival that Jesus himself celebrated. Just as the Jews rededicated the Temple after its desecration, so we are invited to rededicate ourselves to Yeshua this Channukah. As I was preparing for our Celebrate Israel November meetings, I asked the Lord for [...]

A Fresh Focus Brothers and Sisters, today let us explore together through this article, the High Holy Days and perhaps receive a fresh focus on this season. Some of you may have read my previous article on the High Holy Days, but today I would [...]

Living in the days of the ‘unexpected’. As I sit at my computer today, preparing this article, rockets are being fired into Israel from Gaza. This past week has been exceedingly difficult for Israel. The other day the Lord said to me “expect the unexpected”. [...]

Intention Doing the Lord’s work in the gospel harvest begins and ends by connecting with His heart. Scripture “He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.”—Psalm 126:6 Reflection When we are in [...]